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No, this is different. Usually, a fixed object is easy to code because a code can be written to make it stay in front of the same spot on the background no matter what. However, I need a code that has a variable where no matter where the player puts a house (for example) on the ground, it will saty in that position whilst not crashing into trees and skyscrapers!!!
See my example on the post above.

Borrego6165 wrote:

No, this is different. Usually, a fixed object is easy to code because a code can be written to make it stay in front of the same spot on the background no matter what. However, I need a code that has a variable where no matter where the player puts a house (for example) on the ground, it will saty in that position whilst not crashing into trees and skyscrapers!!!
See my example on the post above.

Oh -- that's a bit more complicated. Just put two sprites to the sides of the object and set their ghost effect to 99. Then use one of the following examples:

If you're using velocity
Add a forever in both sprites testing whether that sprite is physically touching the house. If it is, set Xvelocity to a negative (or positive, you see which one works. it will be different for both sprites.)

If you're not using velocity
Add a forever in both sprites testing whether that sprite is physically touching the house. If it is, change Xscroll by negative the size of the player (or positive, you see which one works. it will be different for both sprites.)

That probably wasn't clear enough. If you tell me which method you use (velocity or zero acceleration) I can give you a more detailed and maybe graphical example! 

And sorry jslomba but yours didn't work somehow

By the way LS97- which is easier- volocity or acceleration? I haven't actually started the game, only test modes because I only wanted to bother if it DID work

Basically, i am fed up of seeing shrunken down images (like in my NowBoarding 2 game) which have been made small to fit on a small map. My goal is to make a map that can be easily explored around and also have detailed objects that have not been shrunken down because there should plenty of room for them on the map. In other words, a building game (like a city one) where you can scroll around your city instead of one fixed position. I got a zoom working as well on one test, but when you place a building down it moves positon bwtween the zoom levels 

Borrego6165 wrote:

Basically, i am fed up of seeing shrunken down images (like in my NowBoarding 2 game) which have been made small to fit on a small map. My goal is to make a map that can be easily explored around and also have detailed objects that have not been shrunken down because there should plenty of room for them on the map. In other words, a building game (like a city one) where you can scroll around your city instead of one fixed position. I got a zoom working as well on one test, but when you place a building down it moves positon bwtween the zoom levels 

Ah, really cool project! Very complicated though and probably not so obvious to explain in words. You did a great job already with that stuff, so what I would suggest is brainstorming. Think about what you're trying to do in English, then translate it into Scratch blocks. I've tried it in many other languages too, it makes programming so much easier!

By the way, I'm goanna get straight onto designing the city game!!! Thanks soo much. If there are any requests for the game (like avenues or special landmarks) then please tell me!

Borrego6165 wrote:

1. Difference between zero acceleration and velocity?

One's got velocity, one hasn't    Here's an example. When moving sideways, the player works like a car. Starts at 0mph and slowly goes up to 100mph, but going through 20mph, 40mph, etc. But when going up/down, it bounces from 0mph to 100mph without going through 20 and 40.
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Borrego6165 wrote:

2. I know now that if you constantly clear and redraw stamps on screen constantly then they'll go into the coreect positions. However, in a city you need more than road, but when a stamp is placed (e.g. 10,10) the variables are PositionX 10 and PositionY 10, but when you place a new stamp at say 20,15, not only does the new stamp go to 20,15, but the old one does too because the variable has changed to PositionX 20 and PositionY 15. I'm trying new ways to over come this.

You could try putting all of this into three lists: object, X, and Y. Here's what a complex city would look like:

object_____X______Y
road   |  43 | -100
road   |  63 | -100
house  | 176 |   40
garage | 214 |    7
bridge |  -6 |   84

Then, when stamping, you could read the lists and stamp according to position in list + the scroll position.

Be aware though, that lists slow down the project a lot! I didn't consider speed in this, so it might be very laggy on big cities.

Borrego6165 wrote:

thanks, but I'm using this gopher scratch now, and they're developing this clone tool (which is a stamp but with its own script) so if it doesn't work properly then i'll use the list method

Oh, OK! I thought you were using Scratch. Good luck, and why not upload it to Mod Share once it's done? 

Woah, this were ages ago. When the city game seemed impossible, and now look at it, hehe. By the way, whens your site goanna be back on?